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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3. 1918.

Application filed July 19, 1918. Serial No. 245,699.

To all whom it may concern:

"Be it known that I, HAROLD C. .BREQKEN- RIDGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at-Hilger, in the county of Fergus and State of Montana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates'to toys and aims to provide a toy of the jumping type, in which 10' there is included'a scaifold arm adapted to normally remain within a box or receptacle,

I'being held therein by a closed cover, which,

when released, will permit the scaffold to automatically spring outward, carrying with itand suspended from the scaffold arm a figure representing the German Kaiser.

Another object of the invention is to'provide a toy, which is of both an amusing and patriotic character, being designed to amuse both adults and children and to instill in them feelings of patriotism.

In the accompanyng drawings, forming a part of the present applicatlon,

Figure 1 1s a perspective view showing the receptacle closed.

Fig. 2is a'vertical sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation with the'recep- "tacl'eiopen and the figure suspended above the box.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 w1th the partsin the position shown in 3.

v Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view "through the'receptacle with the parts in normal position.

Referringto the drawings in detall, like characters of reference denote correspondi11 parts throughout the several views.

in the drawings, there is illustrated a'receptacle 10, consisting of a preferably'rectangular box open at one end as shown, and provided with a hinged cover 11. Any form of hinge may be employed, for example, a strip of fabric may be secured along one edge of the cover and the adjacent edge of the receptacle, or a hinge of the form indicated at 12. To hold the cover in closed position, the receptacle carries a hook 13 which is adapted to engage a headed pin 14 properly positioned on the edge of the cover.

Located within the receptacle is an inverted substantially L-shaped member including a long arm 15 and a relatively short arm 16. The former is disposed longitudinally of the receptacle and the latter transversely, the portions being such as to conveniently when the cover house the L-shaped member within the casing is closed. The said L-shaped member is designed to move longitudinally within/the casing and for this purpose there is provided a guide, consisting of strips 17 arranged oppositely upon each of the inside walls, the said strips extending longitudinally of the receptacle and being spaced from one of the end walls to provide a guiding groove 18, open at one end and 1ongitudinally slotted as shown at 19. The arm 15 is adapted to have a sliding fit within the groove 18 so as to permit of a free longitudinal movement of the L-shaped member. Secured near the upper end of the groove 18 is one end'of an elastic cord 20, the opposite end of said cord being relatively short, so that when the arm is pushed downward the cord 20 will be tensioned and when the said arm or L-shaped member is released, the latter will spring upward under the influence.

of the cord.

In order to prevent the L-shaped member from leaving the groove 18, the arm 15 has projecting outwardly therefrom a pin or stud 21, which travels in the slot 19, the upper end of the said slot being closed by a transversely'disposed stop 22 which is engagedby the pin or stud 21.

Suspended from the end of the'arm 16 through the medium of a cord 23. is a figure 24. the latter representing Kaiser William of Germany.

When the cover of the receptacle is released by the disengagement of the hook '13 from the pin 14, the elastic cord 20 will automatically force the L-shaped member, carrying with it and exposing the figure suspended from the end of the arm 16. By pushing the L-shaped member inward the figure ill be positioned within the receptacle and the said L-shaped member held down by securing the cover by means of the hook and pin 13 and 14.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A toy comprising a receptacle, a cover therefor, means for normally holding said cover in closed position, a vertically movable horizontally disposed arm within said receptacle, said arm being held against movement when the receptacle is closed, means for automatically projecting said arm through the end of the box when the cover is released and a figure suspended from the end of the arm.

2. A toy comprising a receptacle, 9. cover said cover when the latter therefor, means for normally holding said cover in closed position, a vertically movable inverted L-shaped member including a longitudinally disposed arm and a relatively short transverse arm within said receptacle and adapted to contact with the under side of said cover when the latter is closed, means for automatically forcing the L-shaped member outward through the end of the bOX when the cover is released, means located within the receptacle for guiding the Lshaped member during its movement and a figure suspended from the transversely disposed arm of the L-shaped member.

3. A toy comprising a receptacle, a cover therefor, means for normally holding said cover in closed position, a vertically movable inverted L-shaped member including a lonrgitudinally disposed arm and a relatively short transverse arm within said receptacle and adapted to contact with the under side of is closed, means for automatically forcing the L-shaped member outward through the-end of the box when the cover is released, a guiding groove formed in one edge of the receptacle to receive the longitudinally disposed arm of the L-shaped member and a figure suspended from the end of the transversely disposed arm.

A. A toy comprising a receptacle, a cover therefor, means for normally holding said cover in closed position, a vertically movable inverted L-shaped member including a longitudinally disposed arm and a relatively short transverse arm within said receptacle and adapted to contact with the under side of said cover when the latter is closed, means for automatically forcing the L-shaped member outward through the end of the box when the cover is released, oppositely arranged loninner walls of the receptacle, said strips being spaced from the inner longitudinal edge to provide a guiding groove for the reception of the longitudinally disposed arm of Copies of this patent may be obtained for posed arm itudinally disposed strips secured to the.

five cents each,

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the L-shaped member and a figure suspended from the end of the transversely disposed arm.

, 5. A toy comprising a receptacle, a cover therefor, means for normally holding said cover in closed position, a vertically movable inverted L-shaped member including a longitudinally disposed arm and a relatively short transverse arm within said receptacle and adapted to contact with the under side of the cover when the latter is closed, means for automatically forcing the L-shaped member outward through the end of the boX when the cover is released, oppositely arranged longitudinally disposed strips secured to the inner walls of the receptacle,

saidstrips being spaced from the inner lon 'gitudinal edge to provide a guiding groove for the reception of the longitudinally disof the L-shaped member, a pin extending from said longitudinal armbetween said strips, a stop extending across and connecting the strips at one end thereof in the path of the pin and a figure suspended from the end transverse arm.

6. A toy comprising a receptacle, a cover therefor, means for normally holding said cover in closed position, a vertically movable inverted L-shaped member including a longitudinally disposed arm and a relatively short transverse arm adapted to contact ith the under side of said cover when the latter is closed, an elastic element having one end connected to the inner end of the longitudinally disposed arm of said L-shaped member and its opposite end secured to the receptacle adjacent the cover for automatically forcing the L-shaped member out-ward through the end of the box when the cover is released, means located within the receptacle for guiding the L-shaped member during its movement and a figure suspended from the transversely disposed arm of said L-shaped member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HAROLD G. BRECKENRIDGE,

by addressing the Commissioner of Yatents, 

